Originally Posted By: DrifterWA
It is ONLY catch and release BUT it is a fishery.....

The following address will give you the information...


https://fortress.wa.gov/dfw/erules/efishrules/erule.jsp?id=2110

Good luck..............


Knowledgeable folks have no issue with the Skagit being CNR. It's been that way since 1981. After a four year closure from 1977 through 1980, due to low spawning escapements caused by over fishing, the Skagit and Sauk were re-opened to fishing for wild steelhead, but most of the fishery since then has been CNR. Much better for anglers who are more interested in fishing for steelhead than in eating them.

Sg